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JLIUS BRENZINGER, OF FAIRFIELD, AND PAUL H. LANGE, OIFv BRIDGEPORT, CON- NECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO THE MAX AMS MACHINE COMPANY, OF CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF -NEW YORK.

BRIDGEPORT,

HEADING MACHINE AND BODY-CONVEYING MEANS.

Application led November 22, 1922. Serial No. 602,505.

body forming or filling machine to the head- Y ing machine and from the latter to a de livery point or to some other machine.'

In accordance with the above, the invention vconsists of the. hereinafter described I vfeatures of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts, a preferred -form of which is disclosed in the accompanying drawings in which: 1 Fig. 1 is 'a front elevation of a heading machine and associated parts embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional plan view on the plane of line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a' vertical transverse sectional view on an enlarged scale on the plane of line 3-3 of Figs. 1 and 2.n

Fig. 4 is ajvertical longitudinal sectional view on an enlarged scale on the plane of` irregular line `4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation, partly in section of the body reversing device.

f Fig.' 6 4is a vertical transverse sectional v.view on an enlarged scale onv the-plane of irregular linel 6 6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse sectional view on an enlarged scale on the plane of 49 Fig. 8 is a vertical transverse View onan enlargedv scale on tlieplane of line 8-8 of l Fig. 1. 4 Fig. 9 is. a detail sectionalview on. the plane of line 9--9 of Fig. 7.

Fig.l 10.is an' enlarged fragmentary view partly in front elevation and partly in section of the discharge endot` the machine.

l indicates a rotatable turret,- in this in-H means Vtake the. following form.

-is an in-feed means and 5 is an out-feed means for the bodies. 6v is an upv-ending 65 vdeviceand 7 a transfer device for moving the bodies from the up-ending device to the turret means. Viewing these elements in plan, as in Fig. 2, itwill be understood that a container or body 8 is fed into the machine by means of ill-feeding device 4 in a recumbent position, is up-ended by device, is transferred by device 7 to a. pocket 2 of the turret, is carried throughthe .machine in an orbit sliding over the table in so do1 ing, and passing one or more stations at which work is performed on the body or container, a sta-tion of this character being indicated at the seaming station l9, and is then broughtinto alinement with the outfeed means 5, said body being removed from the turret by a discharge means 10. At the point indicated at 11 there `may be a deteetor located which also acts as an ejector, but this arrangement and the construction of the detector and ejector are not covered in this application being the subject matter of a separate application, Ser. No. 602,506A filed November-22, 1922.

In the present instance the infeeding y12 indicates a framework in "Which is mounted a.

reciprocating member 13 carrying springv pressed feeding pawls- 14 that' engage bodies` 8 on their stroke to the right (Fig. 4) and which pass beneath the bodies on their stroke to the left (Fig. being depressed by said bodies. 15 indicates-spring pressed holding -pawls, mounted on frame 12, that hold the bodies during the return stroke of the feeding awls and are raised during the forward vement ofthe bodies. Said bodies are here shown as being of elongated shape and occupy a` recuni ent position.

Motion for reciprocating member-13 is here. a5 A derived from crank disc 16 and three conncctions 17, 18 and 19 (Fig. 1), lever 18 being pivotally supported at 2O on frame 12.

rIhe up-ending means (Figs. 3, 4- and 5) are constructed as follows: 21 indicates a spider mounted on spindle 22 and projecting up through an opening in table 3. This spider consists of a cross haped body member 23 having four pairs of sheet metal cheeks or plates, one plate 24 of each pair constituting a receiving surface for receiving recumbent body 8 and another plate 25 constituting an abutment member against which the end ot the can body is fed. Member 25 carries a retaining surface 26 which is adjustably mounted and is secured in position by nut and screw 27. Suitable means are provided for intermittently rotating the spider step by step in one irection only. In this case shaft 22 is provided with a star wheel 28 with which engage pins 29 on shaft 30 which latter is a continuously rotating member carrying a gear 31 driven by pinion 32 on shaft 33 actuated by sprocket 34. Spider 21 is in the po -fition indicated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 when receiving a body, said body passing in between receiving surface 24 and retaining surface 26. rlhe spider is now given a quarter turn thereby tip-ending the body causing its lower end to be supported by abutment surface 25 and placing it in line with one of the pockets of the turret.

Suitable 'means are provided for moving the container or body from between the receiving surface 24 and retaining surface 2G and at right angles to the in-feeding movement of 4. In this instance the parts take the following form: 35 is a bushing in which slides a plunger 38, the head 37 of which, upon the inward movement of said plunger, comes in contact with the body and pushes it out of the 11p-ending device and into one of the pockets of the turret. The mea .s for reciprocating the plunger consist here of a strap cam 38 (Fig. 2), rod 39, crank lever 40, rockshaft 41 and link 42.

In the present 'instance the outfeed means comprise a belt 43 driven by means of chain 44 actuated by sprocket 45, said chain passing over sprocket; 46 at its other end (Figs. 1, 2 and 8) and also comprise a discharge device 10 (Fig. 10) here constructed as fol lows: 47 is a guide (Figs. 7 and 10) in which is mounted a. reciprocating member 48 carrying an upright member 49 provided with discharge fingers 50 which project above and below pocket 2. Connected to slide 48 is a rod 51 which is adjustably secured to arm 52 on rockshaft 53, said rockshaft having an other arm 54 pivotally supporting connection 55. Said connection carries a bushing 56 :into which extends crank roller 57 on crank disc 58 which crank disc is carried by shaft 59. It will new be understood that.v

rotation of thc crank disc causes reciprocation of member 48 which acts to move a bod out. ol' pocket 2 and that this process con tinues until one body pushes another body over on belt 43. 1n order to insure that; the body will` extend above pocket 2, table 3 is provided with a ramp t3() over which the body travels and which causes it to rise.

The seaming station 9 has already been indicated. Below this scaming station is the usual pedestal (51 (ll`ig. (i) into which the body 8 slides when moved by pocket 2. Any suitable means may be used to raise and lower this pedestal. ln this instance (Fig. 9) a cam (S2 is used mounted on shaft (53 and this cam actuales rocking lever (34 connected by links (i5 to yoke (iti. This yoke is adjustable on stem (t7 by turning bushing 68 in threaded engagement with stem (57 in a manner well understood. rl`hc result ol such adjustment is to vary the initial position of Said pedestal without varying the amount of vertical movement ol tho pedcs' tal, and to retain different sizes of bodies iu the same relation with the seaming mechanism (not shown). Adjacent the seaming station is the shaping and holding member 69 (Fig. (i) which is complementary to pocket 2 and is carried by reciprocating member 7() actuated by cam 71, lever 72 pivoted at 73 and adjustably connected by means of rod 74 and elements associated therewith said rod being pivotally connected at 75 to member 70.

Power is applied by means of belt 7G (Fig. l) to shaft 77 which latter carries 'a gear 78 meshing with gear 79 on upright shat't si). Upright shaft 80 carries a worm 81 (Fig. (l) meshing with worm wheel 82 on shaft 83 (Figs. 2 and This shaft 83 carries strap cam 48 from whence motion is transmitted to the transferring device 7. It also carries4 bevel gear 84 which meshes with bevel gear 85 on shaft 63 (Fig. 7). As previously explained shaft 63 carries cam 62 for actuating the pedestal. Shaft G3 also carries a bevel gear 86 meshing' with bevel gear 87 on upright shaft 88. This upright shaft 88` (Fig. 10) carries a pin 89 meshing with slot-ted member 9() thereby imparting an in termittent progressive motion to same. -Conuected to.member 99 is gear 91 and this latter meshes with gea r 92 carried by pcdcstal 1. Shaft G3 (Fig. 7) also carries a gear 93 meshing with gear 94 (Fig. 8) thereby driving shaft 59 and shaft 59 carries a pi1iion 95 from which power is transmitted to sprocket 45 by ymeans of gears 96 and 97 (Figs. 1 and 8). Gears 96 and 97 as Well as sprocket 45 are carried by a bracket 98 ad justably mounted on shaft 59 (that is center of pinion 95) and said bracket is providedl with a stem 99 extending into curved slot 100 in bracket 101 and secured in any ad- .justed position b means o f nut 102. -By these means the istance between sprockets and 46 lis varied (Fig. 1). Shaft 59 also carries two sprockets 103 and 104 and from 103 extendsa sprocket chain 105 to sprocket 106 of crank disc 16 (Figs. 1, 3 and 4), while another chain 107 extends from sprocket 104 to sprocket 34 of the up-ending devices (Figs. 1, 3 and 4). Sprocket 34 is carried by a bracket 108 hung on the shaft 30 of gear 31 vand a curved guide and bolt 109 is used to fasten this bracket in the position to which it l has been adjusted. By these means the distance between sprockets 34 and 104 can be varied.V

The reason for these adjustable drivingv connections are as follows: As will be re called the throw of cam 62 (Fig. 9) forv actuating the pedestal is constant, but the initial position of the pedestal -61 (Fig. 6) is adjusted as previousl described to suit varying heights of bodies'. This adjustment renders it .necessary to adjust table 3 so that body 8 may move smoothly from the table to the pedestal and back again. This in turn renders-Lit desirable to adjust the infeed,

outfeed, 11p-ending, .transferring aiid d ischarge mechanisms and to adjust theirdrivcarriage 116 also sup ing connections. lThis is accomplishedin the following manner. Table 3 is carried by a vertical slide 110 (Fig.,4)`movin 'inguideways '111. As will be seen this s 1de carries the up-endin device and its driving means from the point of the adjustable sprocket. i 34. It also carries by means of bracket 112,

(Figs. land 3) Ithe transfer device, this `bracket being bolted to slide 110, or'to a member connected therewith, k.by means of bolts 113 (Fig. 1). So likewise crank disc 16 for actuating the infeed is carried b slide 110, and so is sprocket 106 (Fig. 3). feed bracket 12 (Fig. 4) is boltedat-114 to slide 110 or to the cast1ng115. carrying table 3. Outfeedcarriage 116 (Figs. -8 and 10) is bolted at 117 to the .casting 115 of table 3 and -is therefore carried b y slide 110, vsaid rtin' of the dischargingdevice. racket 116 also carries bracket 119 -adjustably bolted toit at 120 for immediately supporting the belt.

Sprocket 45, shaft 59 and bracket 98-are also connectedwith 'carriage '116 'and slide 110.

Brackets 12 and 119 are connected bTr adjustable stayn121 (Fig. 1) to the base plate of the mac e. Thesestays are pivotal'ly connected at their upperand lower ends as shown. It will nowbe lunderstood that b raising andy lowering slide 110 not onl wi' l gle 3 he idjiisted butf so/ also vlillht einup-en ng, trans errmg,' sc arging and out-feeding mechanisms, and further that suitable adjustment of the driving connections maybe made to compensate for such'. adjustment. p

suitable means may of course be used rockshaft 53 to raise or lower slide 110. In the present instanpe (Figs. 1, 7 and 10) slide 110 is pro- -vided with a bushing 122 to which is pinned iereby nut 124 it' will Y ody occupying a recumbent position, a v

(.n-e direction only, and means for moving the lip-ended body tof-the first member.

2. Body conveying mechanism comprisinfr: a rotatable member, means for feeding a body occupying a recumbent position, a spiderto receive the recumbentbody, and actuating means to intermittently and progressively rotate said spider step by step in Aone direction only to up-end said body, and

means for moving said up-ended body to the rotatable member.

. 3. Body conveying mechanism compris-4 i ing: a rotatable membermeans for feeding a body occupying a recumbent position, a` spider to receive the body in a recumbent position, a continuously. rotating member, a

in-and-slot connection between the continiiously rotating member and the spider to thereby u -end said body, and lmeans for lrjnoving said up-ended body to the first mem- 4. An up-ending device for `bodies comi.

'prisingz a spider having a receiving surface,

adapted to receive a body occupyinga re'- cumbcnt position, an abutment surface against which the end of the body abuts and a clamping surface substantially parallel to `the. receiving surface, and actuating vmeans for the spider to intermittently and progressi-vely rotate said'spider step-by-step in one direction only.

5. An up-ending device for bodies coinfprising: a spider having a receiving surface, vadapted to Ireceive a body occupying arecumbent position, an abutment surface against which the end of the body abuts and a clamping surface substantially parallel to the receiving surface, actuating means 'for the spider to intermittently and progressively rotate said spider step-by-step in one dirotion only, and means for pushing vthe body outA from between the receiving and clamping surfacesv in a direction at right angles to its advancing movement into the spider. v y

6. A'headmg machine comprising: a rotatable turret having means for moving bodiesin an orbit through the machine.; a

table adjacent turret on v'which the f llu table, body in-fecding means, body up-ending means, body transfer means and' body discharge means all adjustable with the table.

8. A heading machine comprising: a rotatable turret having 'means for moving bodies in an orbit through the machine, a table adjacent said turret on which the bodies slide as they are moved by the turret means, means for raising and lowering the table, body in-feeding means, body up-ending means, body transfer means, body discharge means, and body out-feed means all adjustable with the table.

9. A. heading machine comprising: a rotatable turret having means for moving bodies in an orbit through the machine, a table adjacent said turret on which the bodies slide as they are mved by the turret means, means for raising and lowering the table, a pedestal extending up through said table, means for adjusting the initial position of thc pedestal to accord with the height of the table, and can feeding and delivery means adjustable with the table.

10. Body conveying mechanism comprising: a table, means for adjusting the table vertically, a carriage adjustable with the table, a reciprocating body feeding member sliding in the carriage, means for reciprocating the carriage adjustable with the table, a body lip-ending means carried by the table,

, means for actuating said body up-ending means adjustable Withthe table, and adjustable driving connections from a fixed point for impartmo motion to the means for reciprocating t e carriage andto the means for actuating the body 'up-ending means.

11. Body conveying means comprising: 'a table, means for adjusting the table vertically, a rotatable turret having means for moving bodies over the table, an out-feed mechanism adjustable `with the table, va discharge means for moving bodies out of the turret, means also adjustable with the table,

and adjustable actuating means for driving the discharge and out-feed means notwithstanding adjustments of the table.

12. Bodyconveying means comprising: a table, means for adjusting the table vertically, Va. rotatable turret having means for moving bodies over the table, an out-feed mechanism adjustable with the table, a discharge means for moving bodies out of the resaca@ turret, means also adjustable with the table, a shaft independent of the table, a rockshaft adj ustablewith the discharge means, a crank on the independent shaft, an adjustable connection between the crank and the rockshat, and an adjustable driving connection between the out-feed means and the independcnt shaft. v I

13. The combination of a transferer for containers, means to feed the containers to the transferer successively While in horizontal position, means to move the transferer to raise the containers from a horizontal to an upright position, seaming mechanism,`

' and means to successively push the containers from the transferer to the seeming mechanism.

14. The combination of a transferer having means to receive containers in a horizontal position and having a stop for the containers, conveyor means to successively present containers to the transferer in a horizontal position thereon, means to'move the transferer from the container receiving position to a position to present the containers in an' upright position, seaming mechanism, and means to successively push the containers from the transferer toward the seaming mechanism.

15. The combination of a transferer, means to feed containers s tep-by-step to the transferer, means to operate the transferer step-by-step for each container received to raise the container from a horizontal to an upright position, and means to push the containers successively from the transferen,

seaming mechanism associated with the transferer, and means to push the containers successively from the transferer toward the seeming mechanism.

16. The combination of a transferer having means to receive containers lying on their sides, means to rotate the transferer from a container receiving position to present the container in an upright position,

means to successively feed containers to the transferer, a pusher movably supported at one side of the transferer, an 'arm to operate the pusher, a cam operatively connected with said arm, and seaming mechanism having a turret provided with receivers located on the side of the transferer opposite the pusher in position to receive containers from the transferer.

17. The method of applying closures to containers consisting in feeding-open-end containers successively in a horizontal position with their open ends horizontallydisosed, turning said containers'successivelyrom a horizontal to an upright position with their open ends located upwardly, moving the upright containers to position to receive closures, applying closures to said open ends of the containers, movin the containers andthe closures successive y m posltxon respecting closure seaming means, and securing said closures to said ends of the containers by said securing means. v

18. The combination of a transferer having means to receive containers lying;r on their sides, means `to rock the transferer from a container receiving position to present the container in-anupright position and to rock the transferer, to receive another contalner, means to successively feed' containers to the transferer, means to push con- ,tainers from the transferer, and seaming mechanism to receive containersy from the transferer.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut', this 17th day of November, 1922.

JULIUS BRENZINGER. PAUL H. LANGE. 

